With the UEFA Futsal EURO 2012 fast approaching, 14 European nations are anticipating the FIFA Futsal World Cup 2012 play-off draw. FIFA.com looks ahead to both.
Dynamo Moscow and Ukraine forward Andriy Voronin has been named the best player of 2011 in the former Soviet Union region, with Alexander Kerzhakov finishing second.
The draw for the last 32 and the final 16 of the UEFA Europa League was made today, with Manchester City and Manchester United handed difficult ties against FC Porto and Ajax respectively.
Birmingham City, Celtic and Tottenham Hotspur were knocked out, while there was joy for qualified AZ Alkmaar, Club Brugge and Rubin Kazan, as the UEFA Europa League group stage concluded.
AZ Alkmaar ensured progression to the next phase with a 1-1 draw at home to group winners Metalist Kharkiv, with both goals coming in one action-packed minute in the first half.
Hannover claimed a comfortable 3-1 win over Vorskla Poltava in the UEFA Europa League, ensuring their progress into the last 32 with strikes from Konstantin Rausch, Didier Konan, and Artur Sobiech.
